Electronic markets and service delivery: requisite competencies for virtual environments


Autoria(s): Wilkins, Linda; Swatman, Paula M.C.; Castleman, Tanya
Contribuinte(s)

[Unknown]

Data(s)

01/01/2003

Resumo

Electronic markets have a short but dynamic history. How an electronic market can be successfully developed remains in dispute. There is a clear need to better understand the nature of electronic markets themselves and, in particular, to review important developments in their conceptualisation. To enable a deeper understanding of these issues, we decided to restrict our investigation to electronic markets in the agricultural export sector. Agribusiness is a natural early adopter of digital marketplaces because of the industry’s traditional reliance on markets and current take-up of global supply chain management (Wilkins, Swatman and Castleman, 2002). We review two portals from this sector that aimed to simplify access to regulatory documentation. The earlier implementation had its funding withdrawn after one year, whilst the more recently established portal is rapidly becoming a showcase project for the stakeholders. We use a composite theory based on Bijker (1995) and Nowotny et al (2001) to establish a framework for analysing our data. We also refer to a body of literature characterising intangible services and their design and its implications for emarket implementations. Our findings indicate that governance style is in fact closely related to the success or failure of specific sites. We also found support for earlier research indicating that expectations and understanding of electronic markets are still evolving.<br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30005155

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

ECIS

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30005155/castleman-electronicmarkets-2003.pdf

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30005155/castleman-electronicmarkets-evidence-2003.pdf

http://is2.lse.ac.uk/asp/aspecis/20030177.pdf

Direitos

2003, ECIS

Palavras-Chave #agribusiness #electronic markets #service delivery #intangibles #governance #supply chain management
Tipo

Conference Paper